Le Démocrate

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New York, January 31, 2012--The convictions of two
journalists in the Central African Republic over their critical coverage of a
top official constitute political censorship, the Committee to Protect
Journalists said today.

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New York, January 25, 2012--The Committee
to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in the Central African Republic to
immediately release a newspaper editor imprisoned since January 16 and to drop
a politicized prosecution that stems from the paper's critical coverage of a
presidential relative who also serves as the government's finance minister.

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New York, February 18, 2011--Ivorian police in the economic capital, Abidjan, interrogated and issued summonses for questioning this week for editors of newspapers favorable toformer presidential candidate Alassane Ouattara, according to local journalists. The U.N. has recognized Ouattara as the president-elect since disputed November 2010 runoff elections against President Laurent Gbagbo.